The Abkhazian Foreign Ministry sent a note of condolence to the Russian Foreign Ministry

6 March 201859

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the crash of the Russian military transport aircraft An-26 in Syria.

It is said:

" The news of the crash of the Russian military transport aircraft An-26 in Syria on the board of which there were servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was took with a feeling of deep sorrow by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia.

This terrible tragedy caused a sharp pain in the hearts of the inhabitants of Abkhazia.

The stuff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia expresses its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased in this sorrowful time. We grieve with you. "